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Mn Thurs storm damage update

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) – Lightning strikes accompanying strong thunderstorms have done some damage in a tiny Minnesota tourist town which jokingly bills itself as the “restaurant capital of the world.”        Fire officials say lightning sparked a fire which destroyed the Dorset House restaurant, and significantly damaged Companeros in […]

Valley City

Storm road clean up Thurs VC

Updates Valley City (CSi) Street clean up continued Thursday, following torrential rain and street flooding early Thursday morning. Valley City Public Works Director, Jeff Differding says the rain caused a section of Winter Show Road from 4th Avenue Southwest to fill  with waist-deep water back to the AmericaInn. Public Works […]

Jamestown State Valley City

Storms heavy rain flooding early Thurs

Update…. Thursday morning, Valley City officials have blocked off Winter Show Road and 4th avenue southwest near the Valley City State University campus due to street flooding along with a portion of 5th Avenue Northeast until further notice. Mud is reported on the street along 4th Avenue Southwest near the VCSU campus […]

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Transportation highlighted LUTP

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown residents and city officials Wednesday reviewed potential changes with the city’s traffic flows to potentially reduce the amount of traffic through downtown Jamestown. An open house was held at Jamestown City Hall, with the Jamestown Land Use and Transportation Plan. The long-range plan designed to assist local […]

Valley City

Board approves VCSU heating plant

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education took a $69-million chunk out of its $808 million backlog in deferred maintenance projects, and some board members say it’s not enough.        The board during a conference call meeting Wednesday approved more than $200 million in capital […]

Jamestown

Mosquito spraying

Jamestown (CSi)  Fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes that began Tuesday evening will be continue  throughout the week as necessary. All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions. All fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM. Parents are advised […]

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Projected JPS deficit larger

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Rob Lech told the school board Tuesday evening that the district is projecting a $1.3 million deficit at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. In July this year, the Jamestown Public School Board approved a preliminary budget that only saw an $800,000 deficit. […]

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Petitions turned in new library tax vote

Jamestown (CSi) Petitions have been submitted to the Stutsman County Auditor’s office, by the James River Valley Library System to put a quarter-percent sales tax on the November ballot for a planned expansion and renovation of Alfred Dickey Library. [easyrotator]erc_79_1409843657[/easyrotator] JRVLS Development Director, Bill Kennedy says the petition includes about […]

State

Judge finds BCI agent in contempt of court

ELLENDALE, N.D. (AP) – An Ellendale judge has found a North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent in contempt of court and ordered the state to pay nearly $49,000.        Agents confiscated a pay loader in May from Darrell Schrum’s shop in Forbes after an investigation found it was […]